Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic EBSA Regional Workshop,

28 February to 2 March 2012 – Recife, Brazil

Global Open Oceans & Deep Seas (GOODS) : Bathyal

Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic region :Biogeography

Global Open Oceans & Deep Seas (GOODS) : Pelagic

Submissions of scientific

information on potential areas meeting EBSA

criteria

Submissions of scientific

information on potential areas meeting EBSA

criteria

Collection, Compilation,

Analysis , Synthesis and Mapping of

relevant scientific data & information

Collection, Compilation,

Analysis , Synthesis and Mapping of

relevant scientific data & information

Workshop Expert Discussion on the

description of areas meeting EBSA criteria at

sub-regional groups

Workshop Expert Discussion on the

description of areas meeting EBSA criteria at

sub-regional groups

Final reportFinal report

Post-workshop report editing and strengthening of scientific

information on areas description

Post-workshop report editing and strengthening of scientific

information on areas description

Workshop Plenary Discussion and Adoption of the description of areas

meeting EBSAs criteria

Workshop Plenary Discussion and Adoption of the description of areas

meeting EBSAs criteriaBrazil’s national preparatory process:Involving more than 50 scientists for the compilation of scientific data to describe areas meeting EBSAs criteria

CBD Secretariat’s Technical support team in partnership with Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative, OBIS, UNEP/CEP, and various other global and regional partners

Compilation of scientific data & information

~40 GIS data layers of biogeography, biological and physical data

Overlay & AnalysisData compilation

and collectionSynthesis and Mapping

OSPAR/ NEAFC/CBD SecretariatEBSA Workshop in the North-EastAtlantic

(8 – 9 September 2011,Hyeres, France)

• Jointly convened (OSPAR/NEAFC/SCBD)• ToR: OSPAR Maritime Area beyond 200nm• 26 invited scientists (max 40 participants)• Substantial background information and on-

line file sharing system• Facilitation including data visualisation• EBSA proposals invited (potential areas

meeting EBSA criterias)

Summary

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• S ≈ 2.5 million km²

• L ≈ 46,000 km

• a link between 3 continents

• only 3,8% under protection (0.4% without Pelagos)

Semi-enclosed sea

• Marine biodiversity

- 0.3 % of ocean volume- 0.8 % of ocean surface area

7% of known marine species

- Diverse origins (30% of endemism rate)- Unequal distribution- Highly threatened

One of the 25 biodiversity hotspots

(Myers et al., 2000)

UNEP/MAP/RAC-SPA, 2007

The Mediterranean Sea

Implemented in 2008-2009 by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas of the Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP/RAC-SPA) under the guidance of a Steering Committee, made of international and regional organizations

Work carried out regarding EBSAs identification in the Mediterranean under the Barcelona Convention / SPA-BD Protocol

Using existing databases and expert opinions

Geological features of the seabed

Oceanographic features

Ecological features of certain vulnerable habitats

Biogeographic features of commercial pelagic species and species subject to incidental capture or by-catch

Overlapping polygons

1 – Alboran Sea; 2 – Balearic Islands area; 3 – Gulf of Lions area; 4 – Tyrrhenian Sea; 5 – Tunisian Plateau; 6 - Adriatic Sea; 7 - Ionian Sea; 8 – Aegean Sea; 9 - Levantine Sea; 10 - Nile Delta sea area. The Pelagos Sanctuary, between the areas 3 and 4 , even though it meets the EBSA criteria, is not listed because it is already protected as SPAMI under the provisions of the SPA/BD Protocol.

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Synthesis report on the work carried out regarding EBSAs identification in the Mediterranean submitted to CBD as per Decision IG.20/7 of COP 17 (Paris, February 2012)